After the sudden fall of the Syrian regime in December, Syrians are still euphoric but grappling with a shattered economy and fragile security. NPR’s Jane Arraf reports from Damascus. This segment ...

After the sudden fall of the Syrian regime in December, Syrians are still euphoric but grappling with a shattered economy and fragile security.

Fighting between Syrian Kurds -who a decade ago clawed out an autonomous territory in the country's northeast- and Turkish-backed militias is posing a serious threat to the current stability.

Lebanese volunteers are anxious to get back to sea turtle conservation on southern beaches that were off-limits to civilians ...

In 2018, New York Times journalist Pagan Kennedy was working on a column about the origin of everyday objects when she became obsessed with finding out who created the rape kit. Rape kits are ...

Mark Twain might be delighted to know that Conan O'Brien, a fellow red-head, has won the prestigious honor that bears his name. "Why, man, red is the natural color of beauty!" he wrote in "Oh, She ...

Bird flu's unprecedented spread among livestock and other mammals in the U.S. has raised fears that another pandemic could be in store. The incoming Trump administration will have to prepare for ...

SAN CARLOS APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZ. — It's golden hour on an early December day at a cattle ranch on the San Carlos Apache Reservation. The sun is low, and the bulls have settled into ...

I went home to my parents' house for Thanksgiving and brought my new girlfriend with me. I was really excited for her to meet them and my younger brother. As we got on the train to go, my brother ...

Last year, Jane’s Addiction embarked on a reunion tour that ended early when Perry Farrell began fighting with Dave Navarro. Farrell’s wife said he’d see an ENT and a guitar tech from the ...

Three months after a Jane’s Addiction reunion tour abruptly ended following an onstage fight, the band appears to be back in the studio together without singer Perry Farrell. Eric Avery shared ...

There are complex questions ahead for the SFA, which is backed by the US and the SDF in eastern Syria.In a recent report on NPR, journalist Jane Arraf discussed the crossroads ahead for this unit.